Publication Deadlines
July & August
newsletter information: June 11
Chairpersons reports for the next Administrative Council meeting:
June 8
Bulletin Announcements:
Wednesday prior to the Sunday you want the announcement in.
June Worship
June
1—Communion Sunday
Sermon—"Finding the Lost Lamb"
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
June 8—
Sermon—"Accepting Those Promises" Genesis 12:1-8
June 15—Father's Day and Tool Sunday
Children's day in church - come and see them on screen and in Worship!
June 22—To be announced.
June 28—Saturday
Natural Church Development retreat.
June 29—
Sermon—"Making a Stand" Joshua 24:14-15
All church Picnic after worship.
During worship there is Children's Faith Quest. Sunday school will continue through the summer.
Broadcast of Worship on TV
LRPA-TV,
Sundays at 5:00 AM and 6:00 PM
The worship services and concerts
are being recorded for broadcast on LRPA-TV.
If you do not wish to be filmed,
please stop by the media desk so they can direct you to a secure seat.
Sunday's broadcasts are for the previous weeks worship service.
Upcoming Events
The Friday Film Fest
June 6, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Join for fellowship and a movie on June 6th from 6:00 PM. The movie is "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" with George Clooney. It has some foot-tapping gospel music to boot!
We begin with our famous pot luck supper at 6:00 PM. Instead of suggesting menu courses, let's go on faith and see what goodies we come up with.
We look forward to greeting our snowbirds who were fortunate enough to miss this past winter; however, they also missed some good movies and good discussions. Finally, we'll have our whole film family back together. New folks are more than welcome to join us.
Anyone needing childcare should notify Marge Grisevich at 293 4624.
Sisters
in Spirit” Tea Party
Saturday, June 21st, 1:00—3:00 PM
"Sisters in Spirit” invite
all women and friends for a fun filled “Tea Party” at the house of Georgia
Sauter, 47 Lower Waldron Rd. in Meredith, NH. Phone # 279-5121
Come in your glamorous, ready for
laughter, outrageous colors! Pick up a
cup and treat, step outside and take the first available seat. Enjoy and share with the ladies near you.
Please agree to share a story, poem,
joke, book of interest, skit, song or ….???
This
should be 1-3 minutes long.
All Church Picnic
Sunday, June 29th
at 11:30 AM
Keep your ears open for news about a picnic after church on the 29th of June. We hope to make this a fun time of fellowship for everyone.
Auction
August 2, 2008
Are you ready to help with the action at the auction? Sign up sheets are in the Fellowship Hall and donations will be accepted after June 1. Please leave good furniture, antiques, crafts, collectables, etc,. in the Fellowship Hall for sorting.
Please – we want this to be a quality auction for the community, so please do not donate items that are broken, don’t work or need to be sent to the dumpster.
Wesley Woods Wellness Clinic
Need your blood pressure monitored?
Do you have difficulty trimming your own toenails?
Through the Community Health and Hospice, Wesley Woods is not offering blood pressure screening and basic toenail trimming on the 1st Thursday of every month in their rooms at the church.
A donation of $15 is requested for clinic services. Please plan to bring a basin and a towel if you would like your feet soaked prior to having your toe nails trimmed.
Call Staci Dicker-Hendricks at Wesley Woods (528-2555) for an appointment or sign up in the Community Room.
For more information about this or other Community Health and Hospice clinics or services, call 524-8444 or visit their website at www.chhnh.org.
Wanakee Bar-B-Q
Mark your calendar to visit Wanakee on July 19, 2008 for their annual Homecoming celebration. There is a Footnotes concert and BBQ. The concert begins at 10 AM.
The Barbeque runs from 11 AM—2 PM. Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. It's lots of fun. Make it a family day to see Wanakee for the first time, or to revisit your old haunts at our own Methodist camp.
Wanakee is located at 75 Upper New Hampton Rd. in Meredith.
Special Events in June
June 12-15 – Annual Conference at Gordon College
June 14-22 – Bike Week. The Weirs Church ministry needs baked goods.
June 15 – Children’s Day in Church – came and see them on screen and in worship!
June 28 – Natural Church Development Retreat
June 29 – All Church Picnic
Looking Toward July
July 1 – 10:30 – Memorial Service for Shelton Symington, former member
July 6 – Summer worship hours begin. There will be two services – 8:30 and 10:30.
July 7- 18 - Rocking Rainbow Bible Camp
July 13 – Arizona Children’s Choir sings in Church. They will also have a concert at the
church on Sunday at 3 PM – watch for more information!
July 18 – Performance of “100% Chance of Rain” for the congregation by Rocking Rainbow
Camp.
July 20 – Heifitz String Concert in the sanctuary.
"Laughter should be held almost as holy as
prayers. God, I am certain, has a sense
of humor. He would have to have. To make people smile—surely this must be one
of the most sacred acts a human being can perform."
James Dillett
Freeman, Poet Laurette, Unity Church, via the Joyful Noiseletter
Church Family News
In Sympathy
Our sympathy to family and friends of Ray Smith, 53, who died at home on May 9th. Ray joined our church several years with his wife, Kathy. Ray made a strong impact on all who came to know him and he will be greatly missed.
Our sympathy to family and friends of Duke Evans who died on May 15th in Flemington, NJ. A member of our church since 1994, Duke loved volunteering in newsletter assembly, working on the Harvest Dinner and in other areas. He will be remembered by many.
Graduations
Please let us know of any graduations—high school or college—in our church family. There will be a time of recognition planned for our graduates and we'd like to include all the graduates.
Taryn Stewart is graduating from Plymouth State University; cum laude with a major in Business Administration and a minor in Economics. Congratulations, Taryn!
Happy June Birthday
2 Elaine Halvorson
3 Colby and Tyler Jordan
4 Cassidy Keyser
Joshua Weinmann
5 Leslie Smith
6 Christopher Campbell
Nicole Bogert
Randy Corbitt
7 Scott Alward
8 Jennifer Pollini
Ryan Witham
9 Scott Halvorson
12 Arlene Newell
13 Paul Weston
14 Christina Gribben
15 Heather Hickey
Alexis Burgess
18 Marian Hutchins
Diane Malcolm
Patsy Tacker
19 Tracy Cooper-Brovitz
21 Victoria Wood Parrish
25 Fred Kacprzynski
Rita Polhemus
27 Kayne Kreitzer
June Anniversaries
1 Chris & Annie Weinmann
2 Rob & Vickie Stewart
5 Vi & Joe Adrignola
10 Jerry & Mary Albert
12 Don & Sue Nelson
Jim & Lorrie Baird
Cynthia & Dick Swan
21 Maurice & Ginny Simond
23 Cecil & Trudy Jordan
Jeff & Marie Simmons
24 Howard & Carrie Chandler
26 Jack & Shirley Woodward
Letter to Church, Family and Friends
I just want to thank everyone who touched our lives especially in the last three years. We made some wonderful friends and were embraced by a wonderful, loving church. Without your support these years would have been much harder.
Ray was at peace knowing that I had so many loving and supporting people around me, both family and friends.
I truly believe the Lord brought us to this church. From day one we felt your support and love. So many people told Ray that he was an inspiration, and that really meant a lot to him and me.
I don't know what is in store for the future; only God knows that, but I do know that Ray's life touched many people and that will live on forever.
Thank you all and God bless you,
Love,
Kathy Smith
Summer Worship Hours
The summer, we will be worshiping two times on Sunday, starting the first
Sunday in July and continuing through August.
The early service will be at 8:30 AM and will be a casual, come as you are service. You can choose your favorite songs and choruses from the two hymnals, and if you want to bring something new to learn, we can!
The later service will be a more traditional service at 10:30, with special music every week. This service will have special activities – music by the Arizona Children’s Choir on July 13, Blessing of the Animals on August 3, and the Polhemus family choir (is it really 80 people strong?) on August 31.
Children will have Sunday church school all summer, so bring them, too.
Come and Worship
Volunteer News
Vacation Bible School Help needed
We will need helpers, a snack coordinator and snack makers, others to be announced later. The "100% Chance of Rain" Bible camp will take place July 7-18 each weekday from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Thanks
Thank you to all our hard working snow clearing volunteers. This was a brutal winter and we have these folks to thank: George Hetherington, Jack Woodward, Chuck French, Carl and Lorraine Gebhardt, Jeff Keyser, Phil Polhemus, Charlie Kellogg, Tom Hickey, John Gill, and Aaron Witham. Also thank you to anyone who didn't sign up but helped anyways. Your help in this area keeps us going in the winter and we appreciate it.
Lawn Mowing Help Needed
Without our grounds being dug up this year, we once again will have a fuller, more lovely lawn. That lawn requires some folks who would be willing to use our ride on lawn mower to cut the grass.
We have a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. Please sign up as an individual or a team and help our lawn look lovely again this year. Thank you for your service.
New Shower in the Education Wing
In an effort to be responsible to the community, we have worked for years with the Red Cross to be an emergency Housing site. We were contacted immediately after Katrina to house people, but because we had no shower facilities, we could not be used.
Feeling that this is an important ministry of the church, steps were taken to add a shower in the education wing. This was finished last month, thanks to the hard work of David Witham and George Hetherington. Now we can house people in case of an ice storm or other local emergency, or provide teens with showers after an overnight, help the High School with housing during drama and music festivals – and welcome people from around the country who need Red Cross housing temporarily.
Come and see the new
shower!
Christian Education
Revelation Bible
Study
This summer we will be offering a Bible study on the book of Revelation. This is a part of the Bible that scares many people and intrigues almost everyone. What are those strange symbols? What do they mean? Should we be worried? This Bible study is open to everyone who is interested.
Because of the other summer activities, we are not able to have this study at the usual evening times. Therefore, we will meet on Mondays from 1:00 – 2:00 PM in the Taylor Home library, starting on June 9th, and on Tuesdays at 5:30 – 6:30 PM in our church Library, starting on June 10th. This will be an eight week class. Everyone will need to bring a Bible.
This is set up so that if you know that you will miss a class on one day, you can go to the other class.
If
you have questions, call Rev. Wood Parrish at 524-3289.
100% Chance
of Rain! 2008 Vacation Bible
School
and will be open for all young people who have completed 1st grade through those who have completed 7th grade. It is sponsored by the Wesley Arts Committee.
July 7-18
9:00 AM –
1:00 PM
Two weeks
for $40
This will be a music and drama based camp. On the night of July 18, we will be presenting the musical “100% Chance of Rain” in the sanctuary. This is the story of Noah and the Ark. Due to the nature of the camp, campers need to participate for both weeks. There will be a limit of 40 campers, so sign up early! Other churches will be invited after May 1.
If you are interested in having your child (ren) come, please complete a registration form. They are available in the church office, or by calling the church office (524-3289) to have one mailed to you. Return it as quickly as possible to insure that your child will be able to take part in this two week Bible camp.
Bring Your Children To The New Children’s Choir!
Come and find out what is happening!
On Monday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00 PM
in the Fireside Room
For any one who is in 1st grade through 8th grade.
We will sort into age levels as we see who is here.
Leaders: Phil Polhemus and Vickie Wood Parrish
Parents – children who are involved in music learn many things: to express themselves, to have confidence, and to read another language (music). There seems to be evidence that children who are involved in music have a better ability to understand math in later years. It also is a good way to use up that excess energy!
Lectionary
The Lectionary is a list of Bible readings used in many Christian churches. It is set up in a format that after three years it has covered most of the Bible. Often the pastor refers to the lectionary for the readings to be used during worship for that week.
June 1—3rd Sunday after Pentecost
Genesis 6:11-22, 7:24, 8:14-19; Psalm 46; Romans 1:16-17, 3:22a-28 (29-31);
Matthew 7:21-29
June 8—4th Sunday after Pentecost
Genesis 12:1-9; Psalm 33:1-12; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
June 15—5th Sunday after Pentecost
Genesis 18:1-15; Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23)
June 22—6th Sunday after Pentecost
Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 or Psalm 17; Romans 6:1b-11;
Matthew 10:24-39
June 29—7th Sunday after Pentecost
Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42
Evangelism
Missing Worship?
Most of us have Sundays in which we are unable to make it to church. For those who attend regularly, it leaves a hole in our lives—a holy hole! For the next week our first thought each morning is "Is today Sunday?" Some kind of internal clock keeps the rhythms of our lives in check.
While there's no real substitute for being in worship with others, we do provide for those who can't be with us in a couple of ways:
A friend can pick up a VHS of the service right after the service and take it to you unedited, or you can call the church office and ask to have it delivered. In this way, you can get a little visit, too.
Our edited worship services are broadcast on a one-week delayed basis every Sunday on LRPA-TV (Channel 25 in Gilford) at 5:00 AM and again at 6:30 PM on Sundays. This channel is rather flexible about its programming times so it can accommodate differences in program lengths.
Pass the word along to any shut-ins you know. In this way we can help keep the flame of Methodism burning in the hearts of our church family.
Nancy Thomason, chair.
Evangelism Committee
Natural
Church Development
Natural Church Development Retreat – June 28
We have been working on the Natural Church development project for a year and are ready for a church-wide kick off! Every leader in the church is invited to a Saturday retreat at the church on June 28 from 9 to 4.
Find out our growing edges.
Start making plans with you committee on how we can implement the project.
Work together to make a “good” church “great”.
Who should come?
Every person in the church who wants to grow spiritually.
Every committee member.
Every committee leader.
Every member of Administrative council.
Everyone!
Let the church office know if you would need child care in order to attend so we can make arrangements.
Missions
Tool Sunday
June 15, 2008
Church World Service’s Tool Sunday is an opportunity for you to help place tools in the hands of people in need. The variety of tools offered can make a world of difference for people devastated by tragedy, as well as those working to build a better life for themselves and their communities.
This Tool Sunday, on Father’s Day, give a donation for tools in honor or memory of a loved one. Your gift can help Church World Service work in partnership in some 80 countries.
Please call the church office with your dedication for the gift by June 11th for inclusion in the bulletin on Father's Day.
2008 New Orleans Katrina Mission Trip
The Milford United Methodist Church has again invited folks from Laconia/Gilford UMC to accompany them to New Orleans for a mission.
The date is the week of October 27-October, 2008. There are 35 spaces reserved at a two building bunkhouse at the Presbyterian Church in Slidell. We will again work out of the Methodist facility in Slidell.
This year the work will be done in New Orleans, maybe in the Lower 9th Ward where we visited last year. The indication is that this year the work will be new construction or additions.
The cost is again $300 for room and board. You provide your own round trip transportation. Most people will fly down on Sunday the 27th and return on Saturday the 1st of November. A $50 deposit is due by June 1st. Please call David Witham (286-9590) for more information.
Common Pantry
Between January—April of this year the FUMC of Gilford/Laconia has donated an approximate total of $2,500 in goods and money to the Common Pantry.
Things needed in the future continue to be the same-
